Some very clean and beautiful high quality suede shoes courtesy of UBIQ. These two styles of their mid-top eL SUEDE sneakers are made exclusively for Japanese boutiques Chapter and Oshman’s — one gets the white edition, the other the black (with contrast stitching accents). They both feature belt straps and diamond quilting, plus employ a […]

What makes these super limited edition Keds for Opening Ceremony sneakers special are the French “toile” print embellishments on the fabric. Usually the stuff of cliched grandmas the world over, the toile prints here get a twist via artist Richard Saja, who re-contextualizes the artform with his own particular sense of humor. As Opening Ceremony […]

The new Fall collection from Common Projects 2010 line up includes these Italian-made dress shoes. Fine leather wing tips, saddle shoes and brogues courtesy of designers Flavio Girolami and Prathan Poopat. Either in pristine full grain tan leather above or well-worn, like the saddle shoes after the Jump, and featuring Common Projects’ signature golden numerations. […]

The collaboration between Converse and Italian luxury fashion house Missoni returns, this time in two black and cream colorways, both with a visible embossed red leather tongue to accent. We previewed these back in June, but here’s a closer look. What we couldn’t tell from that first look is the asymmetry of the second pair’s […]

Our love affair with Jeremy Scott’s adidas Originals by Originals “Wings” high top sneaker is a confusing one. While part of me loves them, part of me finds them unbearably garish. Still, they’re impossible to not notice, and now they’re going Glow In the Dark via the 3M treatment they’re given above. It’s nearly impossible […]

Jay-Z and Nike have teamed up to create these 5 pairs of all black sneakers to celebrate the inaugural World Basketball Festival in New York City. Dubbed the “All Black Everything” HOVs, each unique pair corresponds to one of the nations taking part in the festival (Brazil, Puerto Rico, France, China and USA), and are […]

Adidas Originals have just created a capsule collection with luxury Japanese boutique Vanquish,  and above are our favorite item — their black and silver high tops. Similar to their work with mastermind JAPAN, the luxury touch of Vanquish gives the normally sporty aesthetic of the classic adidas sneaker a very high-end makeover, combining premium leather […]

When Jeremy Scott drops a new sneaker, you know it’s going to be a headturner — for better or for worse. He’s already got people wearing Hermes-like Wings, Mickey Mouse and more “Tassles” than a Vegas showgirls revue on their feet, so you should expect nothing less flamboyant. I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing these, […]